Jennifer Ruh Linder
Jennifer Ruh Linder Professor
Pioneer Hall 114
Dr. Linder is a development psychologist who specializes in childhood and adolescence. Her specific research interests include aggression in friendships and romantic relationships and the effects of media (e.g., TV/movies and social media) on children, adolescents and adults. She enjoys hiking, pickleball, raising her Goldendoodle, and cooking.
Education
- B.A., University of New Hampshire
- M.A., University of Minnesota
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Media:
Women's Wealth: The Middle Way podcast (2021). (also available on and ).
Publications:
Kim, E., Gentile, D. A., & Linder, J. R. (2025). Social media use and academic outcomes:
The mediating role of grit. Social Psychology of Education, 28(4).
Coyne, S. M., Shawcroft, J., Linder, J. R., Graver, H., Siufanua, M., & Holmgren, H. G.
(2022). Making men of steel: Superhero exposure and the development of hegemonic masculinity in children. Sex Roles.
Coyne, S. M., Linder, J. R., Booth, M., & Keenan-Kroff, S. (2021). . Child Development.
Daniels, E. A., & Linder, J. R. (2021). . Sex Roles.
Martin, N., Coyne, S. M., Linder, J. R. (2018). Media and relational aggression. In SM. Coyne and J.M. Ostrov (Eds.), The development of relational aggression (pp. 203-218). Oxford University Press.
Linder, J. R., Daniels, E. (2018). Sexy vs. sporty: The effects of viewing media images of athletes on self-objectification in college students. Sex Roles, 78, 27-39.
Coyne, S. M., Radesky, J., Collier. K. M., Gentile, D. A., Linder J.R., Nathanson, A. I., Rasmussen, E. E., & Reich, S. M. (2017) Parenting and digital media. Pediatrics, 140(5), s112-s116.
Coyne, S. M., Stockdale, L. Linder, J. R., Nelson, D. A., Collier, K. M.,& Essig, L. W. (2017).
Pow! Boom! Kablam! Effects of viewing superhero programs on aggressive, prosocial, and defending behaviors in preschool children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.45(8), 1523-1535.
Coyne, S. M., Linder, J. R., Rasmussen, E. R., Nelson, D. A., & Birkbeck, V. (2016).
Longitudinal effects of engagement with Disney princesses on gender stereotypes, body esteem, and prosocial behavior in children. Child Development, 87, 1909-1925.
Coyne, S. M., Linder, J. R., Rasmussen, E. E., Nelson, D. A., & Collier, K. (2014). It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a gender stereotype!: Longitudinal associations between superhero viewing and gender-stereotyped play. Sex Roles, 70, 416-430.
Linder, J. R., (2013). Effects of media violence on relational aggression. Encyclopedia of Media Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Linder, J. R., & Werner, N. E. (2012). Relationally aggressive media exposure and children’s normative beliefs: Does parental mediation matter? Family Relations, 61, 488-500.
Coyne, S. M., Linder, J. R., Nelson, D.A., Gentile, D.A. (2012). “Frenemies, Fraitors, and Mean-em-aitors”: Priming effects of viewing physical and relational aggression in the media on women. Aggressive Behavior, 38, 141-149.
Linder, J. R., & Lyle, K. (2011). A content analysis of indirect, verbal, and physical aggression in television programs popular among school-aged girls. American Journal of Media Psychology, 4, 24-42.
Linder, J. R., Werner, N. E., & Lyle, K. (2010). Automatic and controlled social information processing and relational aggression in young adults. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 778-783.
Linder, J. R., & Gentile, D. A. (2009). Is the television rating system valid? Indirect, verbal and physical aggression in programs viewed by fifth-grade girls and associations with behavior, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 286-297.
Nelson, A., & Linder, J. R. (2008). The role of life events, coping style, and college adjustment in predicting relational aggression in first-year college students, Modern Psychological Studies, 13(2), 32-49.
Linder, J. R., & Collins, W. A. (2005). Parent and peer predictors of verbal aggression, physical aggression, and conflict management in romantic relationships in late adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 19(2), 252-262.
Gentile, D. A., Lynch, P. J., Linder, J. R. & Walsh, D. A. (2004). The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility, aggressive behaviors, and school performance. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 5-22.
Linder, J. R., Crick, N. R., & Collins, W. A. (2002). Relational aggression and victimization in young adult’s romantic relationships: Associations with perceptions of parent, peer, and romantic relationship quality. Social Development, 11, 69-86.
Marshall, N. L., Garcia-Coll, C., Marx, F., McCartney, K., Keefe, N., & Ruh, J. (1997). After-school time and children’s behavioral adjustment. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43, 497-514.
McCartney, K., Scarr, S., Rocheleau, A., Phillips, D., Abbott-Shim, M., Eisenberg, M., Keefe, N., Rosenthal, S., & Ruh, J. (1997). Teacher-child interaction and child-care auspices as predictors of social outcomes in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43, 426-450.